Liz Moran
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New York Policy Advocate @Earthjustice . Gets rowdy about environmental & social justice issues. RTs ≠ endorsements. All tweets are my own.
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🚨VICTORY ALERT!🚨 Statement f/
@Earthjustice
applauding
@GovKathyHochul
's signature of first-in-the-nation bill to ensure cryptominers aren't re-firing dying fossil fuel plants while the state studies it's enviro impacts!
NY stays true to it's climate law!
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Today should've been a celebration for my friend, Ryan Thoresen Carson, on his 32nd birthday. So many hearts are hurting today. But in his honor, I want to share some of my favorite things about him 🧵
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🚨Breaking news🚨
@GovKathyHochul
drops proposal to rollback New York's landmark climate law in the budget! Now we can focus on the real stuff to protect New Yorkers health, and their pocketbooks.
Full statement:
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My mom would like you all to know that her email to the Governor last week telling him to “step down” was effective.
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WE WON!!
#S6486D
has passed the senate! THANK YOU
@AndreaSCousins
@kevinparkernyc
@annakelles
@LizKrueger
@SRachelMay
@SenGianaris
for getting this done! NY keeps its status as a leader on the frontier to beat back climate threats!
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🚨VICTORY🚨 final
#NYBudget
language for New York's all-electric new building mandate is out! New York will be banning fossil fuels in new buildings beginning 2026!
Statement out from
#GasFreeNY
👇
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And the bill is PASSED in the Assembly!
@annakelles
@kevinparkernyc
A7389C/S6486D, which places a 2 year moratorium on fossil fuel permits for proof-of-work cryptomining!
@NYSenateDems
@AndreaSCousins
next!!
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Some personal news to kick off
#ClimateWeek
: today is my first day working with
@Earthjustice
as their New York Policy Advocate! I am beyond thrilled to be joining this team!
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The air quality today is absolutely wild. There will be more days like this, even here in the northeast, if we don’t act rapidly on climate.
#NYHEAT
is one key way
@CarlHeastie
@AndreaSCousins
can fight high gas bills and curb the climate crisis.
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It’s a good week for
@GovKathyHochul
act on climate by reversing her decision to indefinitely congestion pricing.
The climate crisis isn’t waiting and we can’t either.
A major heat wave begins upstate today & will impact the entire state Tuesday through Friday.
Please take this heat wave seriously & take precautions to stay safe:
🚫 Avoid strenuous activity
☀️ Stay out of the sun
📲 Sign up for emergency alerts:
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I am so so sad about my friend. Someone so passionate and good that it has regularly been an inspiration to me
I am devastated to share that my dear friend Ryan Carson, who worked for NYPIRG and created the advocacy organization “No OD NY”, was murdered last night. I met Ryan many years ago through the DIY punk scene and he has been a trusted friend in Albany and at home. I miss him.
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Wow, talk about climate crisis. Where’s
@GovKathyHochul
announcement about how she plans to make the next state budget a climate budget? Must include:
1)
#NYHEAT
2) Green Transit, Green Jobs
3) Climate superfund
4) Major funding towards climate, environment, and DEC
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Advocates, lawmakers, and scientific experts call on
@GovKathyHochul
to listen to the science and drop the BS - don't gut the CLCPA in the budget! Check out the press release with these heavy hitters:
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In the personal news department, I am excited to announce I'm joining
@NYPIRG
as their environmental policy director in 2019! I'm looking forward to continuing my work to make New York a national environmental leader in this capacity!
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🚨
#NYHEAT
just passed the NYS Senate🚨Huge round of applause to
@LizKrueger
@AndreaSCousins
@NYSenDems
for protecting NYers wallets and their health by passing this key bill!
@CarlHeastie
@NYSA_Majority
@GovKathyHochul
- your leadership is expected next!
The air quality today is absolutely wild. There will be more days like this, even here in the northeast, if we don’t act rapidly on climate.
#NYHEAT
is one key way
@CarlHeastie
@AndreaSCousins
can fight high gas bills and curb the climate crisis.
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Around 500 organizations, faith groups, and businesses have renewed their call for
@GovKathyHochul
to sign legislation pausing crypto mining at fossil fuel power plants into law.
This law is critical to ensure NY can uphold it's climate mandates! 👇
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I’m so proud of my beautiful smart fighter for transit justice and climate equity friend
@jaqicohen
.
@GovKathyHochul
should listen to her and everyone else here and move forward on congestion pricing - it’s common sense policy!!
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To round this out (for now), here's my current phone note where I have been jotting down things about him as I've thought of them. May Ryan Thoresen Carson's memory be a blessing. Sending all the love to his partner, Claudia (a gem of person, fuck these trolls), and his family
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⚡️Electric news: The NYS Assembly has joined the Senate and Governor in supporting all-electric new buildings!⚡️ What's key now is getting the earlier timeline! Check out the full
#GasFreeNY
press release here 👉
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"What happened in
#HoosickFalls
is happening in poor communities across the state and across the country. This injustice will only stop when we join together." -
@nywaterproject
🙌👏👏👏
#PoorPeoplesCampaign
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Good pre-holiday news!
@GovKathyHochul
has signed legislation, S2838C, mandating the electrification of New York's vehicle fleet into law! Congrats and TY to
@PatriciaFahy109
@kevinparkernyc
@alok_disa
@greenwatchdogNY
@NYCEJAlliance
+ others for your work on this!
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"The conditions that led Martin Luther King to start the
#PoorPeoplesCampaign
in 1968 have worsened over the past 50 years." - Emily McNeil of
@LaborReligion
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BREAKING:
@NYGovCuomo
signed into law a bill to ban
#PFAS
firefighting foam in NYS! This is a huge step to better protect water in NY. TY to
@bradhoylman
@PhilSteck
for sponsoring this important legislation and to Gov. Cuomo for signing!
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It's going to be hard to beat the high from the amazing self-own from fossil fuel industry front group, NYers For Affordable Energy, polling finding, yet again, most NYers want all-electric new buildings.
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He was super funny - too many examples to count, but this was one of my favorite moments:
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Statement out f/
@Earthjustice
regarding the important
@WHOSTP
report on the climate and environmental harms of proof-of-work cryptomining. "Today the White House didn't mince words: proof-of-work cryptomining is a serious threat to our climate goals."
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Big win against the Trump administration anti-health agenda - EPA must revise the dated Lead Paint rule within one year. Nice work
@earthjustice
!
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In the face of NY's recent extreme weather events fueled by the climate crisis,
@GovKathyHochul
can save money and save lives by championing the
#NYHEAT
Act. Read my words in
@timesunion
here 👇
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And the NYS Assembly just passed legislation that will ensure
#fracking
waste is handled appropriately in NY! No more special carveouts for oil & gas waste. Hazardous waste needs to be treated as hazardous! TY to
@SteveEngles
for shepherding this through!
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Big news: earlier the NY Senate unanimously passed a bill to ban incineration of
#PFAS
firefighting foam at Norlite in Cohoes! Important step forward. Assembly is next!
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Benefits outweighing the cost is literally in the final scoping plan. From a mere 4 months ago. Shameful for
@GovKathyHochul
to be walking back her own agency’s work!
Top officials who spent months downplaying cost concerns raised about the state's climate plan -- and repeatedly (over and over and over) said the benefits **under New York's accounting** outweighed the costs.
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Just days after the Supreme Court rolled back protections under the Clean Water Act, it’d be a travesty if this debt deal gives more leeway for the oil and gas industry to pollute.
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The NY Senate just passed a bill that will ensure water services aren't shut off during the COVID19 pandemic - huge step forward! Access to clean water is a basic right - and the COVID pandemic has highlighted why that is.
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Statement from
@Earthjustice
regarding the final
#nysbudget
. The verdict? There's some important environmental items in the final budget, but overall fell short of what's needed to address the
#climatecrisis
. We look towards the rest of session for action.
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Ryan was the most fun to gossip with and he always kept it real! He was also a total straight shooter, but was never mean about it. If I wanted to know the real scoop about how a campaign or something else was going, I knew he'd be honest.
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Hard to get just the right photo, but this million dollar staircase is PACKED for
#climatejustice
!
@NYRenews
is here and calling for climate funding, jobs, and justice!
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Yesterday was so good. We’re gonna get all-electric new construction. No loopholes. No delays.
@GovKathyHochul
🎶electrify by ‘25!🎶
#GasFreeNY
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To be Ryan's friend was to always be in the warmest embrace. Anytime I saw him, whether it was with people I knew or not, I always felt included and as if I was always part of the circle.
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Now we’re talking
@GovKathyHochul
!
No rolling back our climate law. Let’s pass strong climate policies that will save NYers money, create jobs, and protect health!
#GasFreeNY
#NYheat
NEW: Hochul administration is dropping budget push to change how methane emissions are measured
Priority on cap and invest proposal, DEC and NYSERDA leaders just told reporters
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The Assembly's debate on marihuana legalization has me rolling! 😂
Get it...GET IT?
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I can attest to many good friendships in my life thanks to Ryan's introduction. Not shockingly, all of the people in Ryan's network have been as kind and welcoming as he is.
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Ryan was a natural mentor and teacher. Many have attested to the role he played in fostering their growth, and the same goes for me. I learned a ton from him, and he helped me a lot as I transitioned out of NYPIRG into my role at Earthjustice - I wish I could've told him this.
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Lord give me the strength to resist replying to every crypto bro about the moratorium with “cry about it.”
They still think it’s a crypto ban when it just says don’t re-fire fossil fuel power plants….
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babe, wake up, the NYS senate voted down a judicial nomination for the first time ever
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KICKING OFF NOW: 300+ climate activists in Albany demanding
#NYHEAT
Act makes it into the final
#NYSBudget
@CarlHeastie
@AndreaSCousins
@GovKathyHochul
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There is still time left for
@AndreaSCousins
@NYSenDems
@SenGianaris
to pass
#S6486D
! Don't let NY keep dirty fossil fuel plants alive just for crypto mining private gain!
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This bill couldn’t be an easier signature for
@GovKathyHochul
!
✅ aligns with the climate law
✅ makes sure fossil fuel power plants aren’t repowered just for crypto
✅ allows review of an energy-intensive industry (that’s crashing rn)
The crypto mining moratorium bill has been formally delivered to Gov. Hochul’s desk. She has 10 days, not including Sundays, to sign or veto it.
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National coverage of NY being on the precipice of adopting first in the nation state law to mandate all-electric new construction! Let’s get this right and seal the deal
@GovKathyHochul
@AndreaSCousins
@CarlHeastie
#GasFreeNY
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I'm about to finally go to the grocery store, which means I am sure the budget bills will be out in the next 30 minutes. You're welcome, everyone.
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Applause to
@seneca_lake
, who have fought tirelessly for this. Thanks to them, New York's climate is in a better place.
A big TY is also owed to
@annakelles
who raised alarms on Greenidge and the climate harms of PoW crypto mining -
@GovKathyHochul
must sign
#S6486D
/A7389C next!
VICTORY! Statement out f/
@Earthjustice
: "On the heels of a major federal blow to climate action from SCOTUS,
@NYSDEC
@GovKathyHochul
has stood up for the climate and public by denying Greenidge’s Title V air permit."
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Fortunate to be out here in beautiful Geneva, NY today with
@seneca_lake
to call on
@GovKathyHochul
to sign
#s6486d
/a7389c and
@NYSDEC
to deny the Greenidge air permit!
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Ya know, this region did speak out strongly against fracking because they, understandably, didn’t want this sort of thing harming their communities!
Greenidge Bitcoin mining flaring gas on 7 miles of pipeline. Email from town says “No need for concern”. Except for the emissions and insult to climate change. Air quality compromised again from smoke.
#GreenidgeGetOut
Join us in the
#FLX
or NYC June 28/29
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Excellent editorial out this morning from
@timesunion
, explaining that if
@GovKathyHochul
is serious about NY's climate law, signing the fossil fuel power plant crypto mining moratorium is a no-brainer.
#S6486D
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Exactly! There’s some easy climate wins
@GovKathyHochul
could sign ASAP, like the critical
#S6486D
/a7389c to pause cryptominers from using dirty fossil fuel plants while DEC conducts an environmental review!
There is literally no good reason to oppose climate action.
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On that note re: tattoos, he was super supportive (across the board, of course), but this past spring I was having a dumb internal crisis about getting my first big tattoo, and it was really great talking it out with him and Claudia. When I finally got it, he was such a hype guy!
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There is no question that
#GasFreeNY
falling out of the
#nysbudget
is a massive failing. The Governor and Assembly were not playing ball.
This is not shaping up to be a budget that demonstrates what NY needs to meet the CLCPA mandates.
Lawmaker also confirms, as sources have indicated since last week, that gas ban is out.
Some enviro groups blaming Hochul for not standing fast in face of Assembly's refusal to engaged.
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I didn’t know there were so many trolls that think wildfires have nothing to do with climate change. Intriguing
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I recently had the pleasure of chatting with
@CTLizB
about where
@NYGovCuomo
is expected to show leadership on protecting water from chemicals, like
#PFOA
#PFOS
.
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🚨Big news -
@NYSenate
has included
#NYHEAT
in their one-house budget! Will
@GovKathyHochul
@CarlHeastie
follow suit and stand up for affordability and climate action in the final budget deal? Statement f/
@Earthjustice
👇
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What I assume my colleagues see when I talk to them about Albany things
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It's a playbook old as time - corporations gearing up to spend $$$ calling for delay to climate action. They're lining their pocketbooks, while NYers suffer from increasing prices of fossil fuels and extreme weather from climate change.
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Today, hundreds will be in Albany to call on lawmakers to Kick Fossil Fuels out of Buildings! To get the day started
@BrianKavanaghNY
’s All-Electric Building Act just passed through the Senate Housing Committee!
#GasFreeNY
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This is a subtweet to every NYS legislator that says "but heat pumps don't work in cold climates!"
Come on
@CarlHeastie
@AndreaSCousins
- is the NYS legislature going to cave to industry lies? Pass the All Electric Buildings Act now!
"Earlier this month, Montreal announced they’re going to require all electric buildings in new construction starting in 2024 for small buildings, and 2025 for larger buildings." – Amar Shah,
@RockyMtnInst
Read about the plan here:
#AllElectricBuildingAct
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“This has been a hot, expensive, climate crisis summer…It’s time for lawmakers to step up.”
@Earthjustice
joined
@LizKrueger
@agreenewyork
@weact4ej
to call on
@GovKathyHochul
@CarlHeastie
to support
#NYHEAT
now.
Read more f/
@TimBalk
:
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Breaking news: The Governor just announced he will be putting forth a proposal to ban polystyrene in NY. This is huge!
#banplastic
#plasticpollution
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NY's climate law is in jeopardy! We need
@AndreaSCousins
@NYSenDems
to pass
#S6486D
ASAP to ensure crypto miners don't reopen dying fossil fuel power plants and
@NYSDEC
can conduct an enviro review!
This passed last year - why the hold up now?
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Folks, I am in utter awe. THANK YOU
@NYGovCuomo
for signing the bill to close the
#frackingwaste
loophole in New York!! This builds on NY's legacy as a national leader on
#fracking
and climate change!
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Kick-off has begun for the
@EmilyAssembly
@BrianKavanaghNY
news conference urging
@GovKathyHochul
to embrace S6843-A/A8431 for a
#GasFreeNY
#NYOffGas
. Buildings can't be built to rely on fossil fuels anymore!
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I had the honor of testifying before the legislature on energy and environment for the SFY24-25 budget. Summary:
1️⃣Pass
#NYHEAT
!!
2️⃣No cuts to clean water!
3️⃣ ⏩️ electric transmission
4️⃣fund climate
5️⃣no false climate solutions!
Climate crisis is harming NY’s public health & enviro. NY'ers are paying the price: costs of damages from extreme weather, health expenses, & rising costs of energy bills. Issues that can be addressed in
@GovKathyHochul
budget! 🎥
📜
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A brief work break to join the Executive Director of Cats for Clean Power to say gas no more, 2024! Let's get
#GasFreeNY
done in the budget,
@CarlHeastie
@GovKathyHochul
!
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👏👏Powerful editorial f/
@timesunion
calling for
#NYHEAT
before session ends. "The 2019 law was a powerful statement of New York values: responsibility, leadership, innovation, equity. But...policy is the vehicle that gets us there."
@NYSA_Majority
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I can think of a lot of better ways for affordability to be front and center than undercutting the CLCPA.
For example, getting NYers off of expensive fossil fuels more quickly and making polluters pay.
.
@GovKathyHochul
is committed to advancing
#climate
action to meet the urgency of the climate crisis. For NY’s Climate Act to succeed, affordability must be front and center.
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This is excellent! Heat pumps are the future. Next step for NY needs to be all-electric new construction.
.
@GovKathyHochul
expected here at Woodside Houses in Queens to announce new heat pumps will be installed in apartments, the beginning of a citywide rollout for NYCHA. The window units are far more energy efficient, providing both cool and warm air.
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“
@GovKathyHochul
would side with the fossil fuel industry to torpedo New York’s landmark climate law, along with her own budget proposals to address the climate crisis, should she move forward with a proposal to weaken the state’s accounting for methane emissions” -
@Earthjustice
Environmentalists alarmed by
@GovKathyHochul
push to ‘undermine’ New York’s climate law via
@politico
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I sincerely hope the future Mayor will reconsider this upon learning that Bitcoin is created using a process so energy consumptive that alone it can push
#GlobalWarming
above 2 degrees C.
NYC has important climate goals that should not be undercut.
@FrancisSuarez
@Sarasti
In New York we always go big, so I’m going to take my first THREE paychecks in Bitcoin when I become mayor. NYC is going to be the center of the cryptocurrency industry and other fast-growing, innovative industries! Just wait!
3K
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On page 364 of New York's new marihuana law, 4/20 is also listed as a state holiday, enjoy!!
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I pulled a lucky number in the lottery and got to ask
@SenGillibrand
directly about
#HoosickFalls
and EPA funding. The Senator said EPA should ban
#PFOA
and it should be considered a carcinogen.
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Advocates calling for all-electric new buildings and NYHEAT outside
@GovKathyHochul
’s office now! Demanding Jan 1 2025 for all-electric new buildings!
#gasfreeny
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🚨
@Earthjustice
statement🚨 The current heatwave continues New York's smoky, hot, expensive, and dangerous climate crisis summer.
@GovKathyHochul
is sitting on the solution: the
#NYHEAT
Act saves NYers $75/month and fights climate change. Read here 👇
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The best thing about winter time is how warped your temperature perspective becomes - I just saw that it’s going to be 39 out tomorrow and thought “damn! Warm day!”
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Me: How do I stop my eye from twitching?
Google: sleep more and consume less caffeine
Me: that can’t be it
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Statement f/
@weact4ej
@agreenewyork
@Earthjustice
: in the face of the
#HochulHeatDome
, lawmakers should pass
#NYHEAT
in a special session - not rollback congestion pricing.
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Hey, I’m Liz. I lobby in Albany. Here’s some extremely cool action shots of what that looks like
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This wouldn't have happened so swiftly without the astounding rapid-fire efforts of
@RenewablHeatNow
@NYCEJAlliance
@nychange
@foodandwater
@NYRenews
@NYPIRG
@weact4ej
@UPROSE
@SaneEnergy
and so many others in the movement!
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Wanna know what winners do? They sit at their desks eating a half gallon of ice cream directly from the container while shooting whip cream straight in their mouth
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This is a tremendous show of support! And it makes sense - 66% of NYers back all electric new construction!
Let’s get this in the Assembly budget,
@NYSA_Majority
@CarlHeastie
! This is the year to get this done.
⚡️ We just sent a letter to the
@NYSA_Majority
leadership signed by 43 members urging inclusion of the All-Electric Building Act in our budget proposal.
With a little courage, we can save money, reduce toxic air pollution, create jobs and meet our emissions goals. Let's go!
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Just got this excellent email from
@johnmcdonald108
sharing that legislation to ban
#PFAS
#AFFF
burning in Cohoes has been SIGNED by
@NYGovCuomo
! This new law is the first of its kind in the country!
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